Viral TikToks say Virginia looks like the European countryside

Rural Virginia looks like the European countryside.

That's according to a recently viral TikTok that says, "Seeing everyone post about how foreign countrysides look just like rural Virginia has cured my traveling FOMO [fear of missing out]."

• Another in June said, "guys the South of France looks a lot like Northern Virginia."

Why it matters: People are agreeing in the comments, and we may or may not be on their side. The Appalachians and the Scottish Highlands were once the same mountain range , after all.

Our favorite comments:

• "My mom used to play Celtic music and we'd drive down backroads pretending to be in Ireland."
• "The Netherlands look like Goochland with different infrastructure."
• "I live in Ireland now & lowkey a lot of it looks like Virginia lol."
• "My first time in Scotland and Ireland, the landscape made me think of my home in Southwest Virginia."

Yes, but: Some called Virginia the knockoff version of the Pacific Northwest as an insult. We're ignoring them.

What's next: Save some money and go for a long drive through Virginia.